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Three ways to read the market: Daily updates keep you current in two minutes, Briefings dig into the numbers behind the week's moves, and Editorials tell the long stories of how Europe's power system really behaves. Combine the filters below to narrow what you see. Pick as many as you want at each level.
EditorialMarketsSwedenThe summer Malmö stopped paying German prices
Southern Sweden's only direct link to Germany went dark on 21 June. Six weeks later SE4 cleared at €3.70 while Germany paid €94.84.
By Vantage Editorial
BriefingsBESSPortugalPortuguese BESS spread hits €185.56/MWh, 99th percentile of 733-week history
The 7-day mean daily spread in the PT zone reached €185.56/MWh on 2026-08-10, nearly double its long-run baseline.
By Vantage Editorial
EditorialBESSPortugalSeven hours of free power, one expensive evening
On 19 July the Portuguese zone spent seven hours at zero and cleared 175.76 €/MWh at 21:00: a 175.79 €/MWh spread, 92% above baseline, and July’s opening move.
By Vantage Editorial
EditorialMarketsSwedenFour prices, one machine
In July 2026, power averaged €16/MWh in Sweden's north and €95 in its south, a 6× gap in one synchronous grid, as Stockholm blocked 11 offshore wind farms.
By Vantage Editorial